Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (12GB RAM + 128GB) vs Apple iPhone 17

Here you can compare Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (12GB RAM … and Apple iPhone 17. Comparing Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (12GB RAM … vs Apple iPhone 17 on Smartprix enables you to check their respective specs scores and unique features. It would potentially help you understand how Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (12GB RAM … stands against Apple iPhone 17 and which one should you buy The current lowest price found for Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (12GB RAM … is ₹1,01,999 and for Apple iPhone 17 is ₹88,999. The details of both of these products were last updated on Oct 27, 2026.

Specification	Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (12GB RAM …	Apple iPhone 17
CPU	2.9 GHz, Octa Core Processor	Hexa Core Processor
Internal Memory	128 GB	256 GB
Rear Camera	108 MP ƒ/1.8 10 MP ƒ/4.9 (Telephoto) 10 MP ƒ/2.4 (Telephoto) 12 MP ƒ/2.2 (Ultra Wide)	48 MP ƒ/1.6 (Wide Angle) 26mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS, Also enables 12MP optical-quality 2x Telephoto: 52 mm, ƒ/1.6 aperture, sensor-shift optical image stabilisation, 100% Focus Pixels 48 MP ƒ/2.2 (Ultra Wide) 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 0.7µm, PDAF, IMX972
Display	6.8 inches, 1440 x 3200 pixels, 120 Hz	6.3 inches, 1206 x 2622 pixels, 120 Hz
Battery	5000 mAh, Li-Po Battery	3692 mAh, Li-ion Battery
Price	₹1,01,999	₹88,999

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Overview

Specs Score	80 / 100 Better Specs	76 / 100
Display Size	6.8 in Bigger Display	6.3 in
Display Resolution	1440 x 3200 pixels Better Resolution	1206 x 2622 pixels
RAM	12 GB More RAM	8 GB
Storage	128 GB	256 GB More Storage
CPU Clock Speed	2.9 GHz Faster Clock Speed
CPU Cores	Octa Core More CPU Cores	Hexa Core
Rear Camera	108 MP Quad Better Camera Resolution	48 MP + 48 MP Dual
Front Camera	40 MP Better Front Camera Resolution	18 MP
Weight	227 g	177 g Lighter
Thickness	8.9 mm	8 mm Slimmer
Battery	5000 mAh Bigger Battery	3692 mAh
Unique Features	Fingerprint Sensor Reverse Charging	No No

General

Model	Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G	iPhone 17
Sim Type	Dual Sim, GSM+GSM	Dual Sim, GSM+GSM
Dual Sim	Yes	Yes
Sim Size	Nano+Nano SIM	eSIM+Nano SIM
eSIM Support		Yes
Device Type	Smartphone	Smartphone
Release Date	January 14, 2021	September 09, 2025
In The Box		iPhone with iOS 26, USB-C Charge Cable (1 m), Documentation

Design

Dimensions	75.6 x 165.1 x 8.9 mm	71.5 x 149.6 x 8 mm
Weight	227 g	177 g
Colors		Black, White, Mist Blue, Sage, Lavender

Display

Type	Color Dynamic AMOLED 2X (16M Colors)	Color OLED Screen (1B Colors)
Touch	Yes	Yes
Size	6.8 inches, 1440 x 3200 pixels, 120 Hz	6.3 inches, 1206 x 2622 pixels, 120 Hz
Aspect Ratio	20:9	20:9
PPI	~ 515 PPI	~ 460 PPI
Screen to Body Ratio	~ 89.8%	~ 90.1%
Glass Type	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus	Ceramic Shield 2
Brightness		1,000 Nits Max Brightness (Typical); 1,600 Nits Peak Brightness (Hdr); 3,000 Nits Peak Brightness (Outdoor); 1 Nit Minimum Brightness
HDR Support	Yes, HDR10+	Yes
Adaptive Refresh Rate		Yes
Color Gamut		Wide Colour (P3)
Features	Always-on Display, HDR10+	Dynamic Island, Always-on Display, Promotion Technology With Adaptive Refresh Rates Up To 120hz, Hdr Display, True Tone,, Haptic Touch, 20,00,000:1 Contrast Ratio (Typical), Fingerprint-resistant Oleophobic Coating, Anti-reflective Coating, Support For Display Of Multiple Languages And Characters Simultaneously
Notch	Yes, Punch Hole	Yes, Small Notch

Memory

RAM	12 GB	8 GB
Storage	128 GB	256 GB
Storage Type	UFS 3.1
Card Slot		No

Connectivity

GPRS	Yes	Yes
EDGE	Yes	Yes
3G	Yes	Yes
4G	Yes	Yes
5G	Yes	Yes
5G Bands		FDD-5G NR (Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n26, n28, n30, n66, n70, n75), TDD-5G NR (Bands n38, n40, n41, n48, n53, n77, n78, n79)
VoLTE	Yes, Dual Stand-By	Yes
Wifi	Yes, with wifi-hotspot	Yes, with wifi-hotspot
Wifi Version		Wi-Fi 7
Ultra Wideband (UWB) Support		Yes
Bluetooth	Yes, v5.2, A2DP, LE	Yes, v6.0, A2DP, LE
USB	Yes, USB-C v3.2	Yes, USB-C v2.0
USB Features	USB on-the-go, USB Charging	USB on-the-go, USB Charging

Performance

Geekbench Score

9,263 (Multi Core) (v6)
3,617 (Single Core)

Extra

GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO	Precision dual-frequency GPS (GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou and NavIC) Digital compass Wi‑Fi Cellular iBeacon micro-location
Fingerprint Sensor	Yes, In Display	No
Face Unlock	Yes	Yes
Sensors	Accelerometer, Gyro, Proximity, Compass, Barometer	Face Id, Barometer, High Dynamic Range Gyro, High-g Accelerometer, Proximity Sensor, Dual Ambient Light Sensors
3.5mm Headphone Jack	No	No
NFC	Yes	Yes
AI Features		Apple Intelligence
Water Resistance	Yes, 1.5 m upto 30 min	Yes, 6 m upto 30 min
IP Rating	IP68	IP68
Dust Resistant	Yes	Yes
Extra Features		Emergency SOS, Crash Detection, Apple N1 Wireless Networking Chip, Apple second-generation Ultra Wideband Chip

Camera

Rear Camera	108 MP ƒ/1.8 10 MP ƒ/4.9 (Telephoto) 10 MP ƒ/2.4 (Telephoto) 12 MP ƒ/2.2 (Ultra Wide)	48 MP ƒ/1.6 (Wide Angle) 26mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS, Also enables 12MP optical-quality 2x Telephoto: 52 mm, ƒ/1.6 aperture, sensor-shift optical image stabilisation, 100% Focus Pixels 48 MP ƒ/2.2 (Ultra Wide) 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 0.7µm, PDAF, IMX972
Camera Sensor		Sony IMX904
OIS	Yes
Auto Focus	Yes	Yes, Phase Detection autofocus
Features	Auto-HDR, Panorama	2x Optical Zoom In, 2x Optical Zoom Out; 4x Optical Zoom Range, Digital Zoom Up To 10x, Sapphire Crystal Lens Cover, True Tone Flash, Photonic Engine, Deep Fusion, Smart Hdr 5, Next-generation Portraits With Focus And Depth Control, Portrait Lighting With Six Effects, Night Mode, Panorama (Up To 63mp), Latest-generation Photographic Styles, Spatial Photos, 48mp Macro Photography, Wide Colour Capture For Photos And Live Photos, Lens Correction (Fusion Ultra Wide), Advanced Red-eye Correction, Auto Image Stabilisation, Burst Mode, Photo Geotagging, Image Formats Captured: Heif And Jpeg, Video Recording: 4k Dolby Vision Video Recording At 24 Fps, 25 Fps, 30 Fps Or 60 Fps 1080p Dolby Vision Video Recording At 25 Fps, 30 Fps Or 60 Fps 720p Dolby Vision Video Recording At 30 Fps Cinematic Mode Up To 4k Dolby Vision At 30 Fps Action Mode Up To 2.8k Dolby Vision At 60 Fps Macro Video Recording, Including Slow Motion And Time Lapse Slow‑motion Video Support For 1080p At 120 Fps Or 240 Fps Spatial Video Recording At 1080p At 30 Fps Dual Capture Up To 4k Dolby Vision At 30 Fps Time‑lapse Video With Stabilisation Night Mode Time Lapse Quicktake Video Up To 4k Dolby Vision At 60 Fps Sensor-shift Optical Image Stabilisation For Video (Fusion Main) Digital Zoom Up To 6x Audio Zoom True Tone Flash Cinematic Video Stabilisation (4k, 1080p And 720p) Continuous Autofocus Video Take 8mp Still Photos While Recording 4k Video Playback Zoom Video Formats Recorded: Hevc And H.264 Spatial Audio And Stereo Recording Wind Noise Reduction Audio Mix
Video Recording	8K @ 24 fps UHD, 4K @ 30/60 fps UHD, 1080p @ 240/30/60 fps FHD, 720p @ 960 fps HD	4K @ 60 fps UHD, 1080p @ 60 fps FHD
Flash	Yes, LED	Yes, Dual LED
Front Camera	40 MP ƒ/2.2 (Wide Angle) Punch Hole, Autofocus	18 MP ƒ/1.9 (Wide Angle) IMX914 Retina Flash
Front Video Recording	4K @ 30/60 fps UHD, 1080p @ 30 fps FHD	4K @ 60 fps UHD, 1080p @ 60 fps FHD
Front Camera Features	Dual video call, Auto-HDR	Autofocus With Focus Pixels, Retina Flash, Tap To Zoom And Rotate, Centre Stage For Photos, Ultra-stabilised Video, Dual Capture, Centre Stage For Video Calls, Photonic Engine, Deep Fusion, Smart Hdr 5, Next-generation Portraits With Focus And Depth Control, Portrait Lighting With Six Effects, Animoji And Memoji, Night Mode, Latest-generation Photographic Styles, Wide Colour Capture For Photos And Live Photos, Lens Correction, Auto Image Stabilisation, Burst Mode, 4k Dolby Vision Video Recording At 24 Fps, 25 Fps, 30 Fps Or 60 Fps, 1080p Dolby Vision Video Recording At 25 Fps, 30 Fps Or 60 Fps, Cinematic Mode Up To 4k Dolby Vision At 30 Fps, Slow-motion Video Support For 1080p At 120 Fps, Time‑lapse Video With Stabilisation, Night Mode Time Lapse, Quicktake Video Up To 4k At 60 Fps In Dolby Vision, Cinematic Video Stabilisation (4k, 1080p And 720p), Spatial Audio And Stereo Recording, Wind Noise Reduction, Audio Mix

Technical

OS	Android v10	iOS v26
Chipset	Samsung Exynos 2100	Apple A19
CPU	2.9 GHz, Octa Core Processor	Hexa Core Processor
Core Details	1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55
Fabrication Node		3nm
GPU	Mali-G78 MP14	Apple GPU (5-core graphics)
Java	No	No
Browser	Yes	Yes

Multimedia

Email	Yes	Yes
Music	Yes	AAC‑LC, HE‑AAC, HE‑AAC v2, Protected AAC, MP3, Linear PCM, Apple Lossless, FLAC, Dolby Digital (AC‑3), Dolby Digital Plus (E‑AC‑3), Dolby Atmos and Audible (formats 2, 3, 4, Audible Enhanced Audio, AAX and AAX+)
Video	Yes	HEVC, H.264, MPEG‑4 Part 2 and Motion JPEG, HDR with Dolby Vision, HDR10 and HLG
FM Radio	No	No
Document Reader	Yes	Yes

Battery

Type	Non-Removable Battery	Non-Removable Battery
Size	5000 mAh, Li-Po Battery	3692 mAh, Li-ion Battery
Fast Charging	Yes, 25W Fast Charging	Yes
Wireless Charging	Yes, 15W	Yes, 25W MagSafe
Reverse Charging	Yes, 4.5W
Reverse Wireless Charging		Yes
Video Playback Time		30 hours

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